Hose rack



R. F. BROWN Feb.1z, 1929.

HOSE RACK Filed oct. 2, 1922 1N VENTOR ATTORNEY Feb. l2, 1929.

R. F. BROWN' HOSE RACK Filed Oct. 2, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented l2, i929. p

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HOSE RACK.

Application filed October 2, 1922. Serial No. 591,762;

Myinvention relates to improvelnents in hose-reeks of the type en'iployedtor supporting' e length ot lire-hose in folded or looped form in convenient position so thetit may be readily released or unfolded and leid for iinniedizite use when required.

(lue object otmy invention is the provision oty e snpportino'y member ot the character above indicated which comprises fev.T und simple parte, which is not liable to ret out ot order, from which the hose muy be instlntly und con'ipletely detuchedivithout dung/.fer et bocomin entangled, sind upon which the hose muy be eusily, conveniently und compactly supported .in position tor instr-.nt use. I

it further object ot seid inver zion is the provision ot supportingl member of' the ihziruoter above indicate-tl which comprises a tint nien'iber, suoli as e channel bnr3 termed with journals et its ends cepable ot operetingv in bearings whereby to cause the liose-raclrto support the hose normally in position thereon, end to permit ot the partielrotation ot the rack to discharge the hose therefrom.

A turther object ot seid invention is the provision ot' e supportingil member having n plurality ot' s pporting` bers or rods upon which the folds ot the looped hose are sup-Y ported, und in which seid bers ere so inounted Within seid member es to permit or the movement ot' the bers relative to seid ineinber in order to ifecilitute the arranging of the hose thereon or the removal ot the seme troni the rai/ck. I Y

lWhen the rods ure tiredly connected to the supporting member it is necessary to drew the hose olif' the rods substantially parallel to the unes ot seid rods. in rapidly removiuof the hose., however. il' frequently happens that torce is upgrilied so es to drew the hose oli et un wiggle to seid mies, Which results in Weilglngf or binding' ot the hose. This invention provides u pivotal connection between the supportingl member an d euch ot' the rods, whereby the letter yield in the direction ot the applied torce undtiius facilitate the removal of the hose.

A 'further obj ect ot this invention is to provide in connection with the supporting; inember ineens whereby e plurality ot independent supporting rods may be readily and elliciently mounted inseid member tor pivotal movement, end heldfthereinI Without possi,- bility or accidental displacement.

A further object ott-his invention is the provision of e supporting member, support ing rods and ineens tor mounting seid rods in seid member, ell ot' which maybe easily and'inexpensively cesty or stamped 'from sheet metal.

A further object ot seid invention is the provision of u hose-rzicl having ziv supporting' mcniber arranged in oit'set' relation tothe Se-` curing' means theretor whereby the weight ot' the reel; and ot the hose thereon will be dispos d equally on both sides ot u line extending;l substantially centrally ot' seid supporting` member and coinciding with. the point of se cureinent therefor.

@ther objects und advantages willinpait be obvious7 und in part be pointedout in the specific-ation.

'othe attainment ot the ei'foresnidobjectsV Fig. 2 is e plan or top View partly in section ot the hose-rack shown in Fig'. l;

Fig. 3 1s n section teken on the line 3f-3 ot lie'. 2

is o.. perspective showing` u` portion oi? il ,lr u supporting; member, e portion ot a retirininu' member therein, end e.. supportin rod detached from seid reteining meniberi Figi; is zi top or pien View, partly in seot-ion, olf u portion ot the hose-recit, und showing' the means for hold-info;- the hose-support ingr niemberin normal position.

in seid dinwings7 the hose-ruoli is illustrated applied to u stand-pipe 10, suoli; es is usually found in buildings and other structures :tor lire-extinguishing purposes, and

which serves es u 'convenient support for theV hose ruck.

other suitable supportmuy` be employed.

It Will be' understood that any The stend-pipeis provided with e suitable valve 1l which receives the coupling 1Q ot u length ot tire-hose 13. p A

The hose-rackkmay be mounted on the stand-pipe or other supportpreferably by io'. ai e section teken on the line oiV A le i means cfa splitfcollar, the sections 175, 16 ot Y Upon the `supporting,` memberare mountedV a oluraht oi suo Jortuie'V rods or bars 25 each of which may be castor i'reieralfily stamped out oil" sheetvmetal to iform a stem portion 26 and an angular end portion torneoV ing a. pivot yThe rods 25 are mounted Vwithin the channel member by a retainingor confining member 30 rigidly held betveen ,the upper and lower flanges 31 of said channel member 22. `at predetermined inter# vals throughout its length lthe retaining' member 30 is provided with substantially semi-circular bends or corrugations extendingl outwardly ,from the wall of the channel member. A slot or aperture 34 is formed in each bend or corrugation 32 of such size as will permit of the passage there-V through of v,the stem .26 of the rods'. VEach pivot 27 is duly confined between its respec- A tive bend orcorrugation 32 of the retaining membe'r() and the rear wall 33 oi' the channel member' 22. It will be understood that the rods are inserted in position in the retain- .o ment but be free to oscillate about their piv-v ing memberr before the latter is inserted into the channel member, so that when said retainingmember is properly positioned within said channel member all of therods will be heldV firmly against accidental 'displaceh ots 27, as axes within the bends or corrugal sition within the channel member22,

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To secure'th-e retannngmember 30 in poends 39, Ll() yof said retaining member 22 which project beyond the ends or said channel inember are bent outwardly at substantially rinfht angles `and engages the'ends oi lthe inwardly extendingflanges 35 ofsaid channel member..

The end l() is longervthan t-he end 39 inorder to engage witha latch or locking device l1V hereinafter described. Y

The rack is normally sustained in horizon tal orrother raised position, by any suitable latch such as a member 41 hingedly supportel upon the bracket 18 for pivotal movement in a horizontal plane just below the Vrack when the latter is inthe desired raised position. The member 41 is provided with a ringer l2 adapted to engage beneath some portion of the hose rack, such as the angular projecting end portion Ll() at one end ot theV retaining member, in Order to support the the 1,702,071 f i Q entire hose-rack in elevated, preferably; sul

stantially horizontal position. When the member l1 is swung outwardly, however, the linger 42 is released of its engagement with the` Vend projection 4:0 or' the rack, andthe latter by its own weight rotates downwardly and causes the hose to be discharged .trom the rods or pins 26; rlhe member Ll1 may be' provided with afcircular supporting portion" 50 to receive and` supportthe hose nozzle. 51

as shown in dotted lines `in Figs. 1 and 6 so that when said'nozzle 1s dr wn outwardly it will ,serve to .disengage the latch 4l.

Vfhenthe hose is released and discharged las described above, dueto the disengagement of the latch l1, with endivOQthe folds of the hose ieavethe supporting` rods 2t'. Frequently, however, ii the valve 1l is opened before the hose has been discharged, the eliect of the water entering the hose is to cause theloops or olds to swell r and the hose lto.. become,

vwedged intermediate the pins or rods and hold the same securelyin position upon the rack. in such case, according to the present invention, the respective rods or pins 2G will be rotated about their pivots and permit the hose to Ybe drawn ed without wedggfingl or bindingwhich might otherwise'occur it said pins or rods 'were lixedly connected to or rigid upon thesupporting bar. y l y Further, it is to be noted that by offsetting the supporting bar 18V with respect to the pivot support 21 thereof, the weight of the Vrack and of the hose arranged thereon is disposed'substantially equally to both sides or" a line extending; longitudinally centrally ot. the rack and coinciding` with the pivot 21.' By this. arrangement the rack is not subi ected to any undue strain, and a further advantage accrues in that the rack, as a whole, may be disposed in closer proximity to the wallthan is possible wherethe bracket or supporting Varm 18 is arranged directly in line with, or in prolongation 'of the supporting` pivot as rllhe arm 18 is provided at its end 2() with 'upper and lower bearings 20, 2()b (Fig. si.) and at its end 19 with upper and lower socket bearings (Fig. 1) alined with the bearin Y and 20",.respectively, to removably receive Vthe trunnions 23 of the member 31. The two' sets of bearings are located at opposite sides ofthe locking memberLlL The entireV sup-f port 18 may be reversed, as required, to swing` to the left or right.v The pivoted member 31- upon reversal ofthe support 18 is locatedn the set of bearings which permits the member to be o erativel 1 enfaeed b the member ZD C3 4-1 to holdY the same in raisedposition. Becauseof the off-setjcharacter of the arm 18 the same may be so secured to the support 16 to swing` to the left or right, as required, to Y position the rods 26 next to the wall and out of the way. Y

The above description illustrates the prinmoebel ciples embodied in my invention but it will be understood that various changes and modiicat-ions maybe made Within the scope et the invention as delined in the annexed claims.

Having thus described my said invention what l claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent isg l. A hose-rack comprising a support, an angular member including a short arm and a long arm arranged substantially at right angles to said short arm, said member being pi\v oted at the outer end ot said short arm to said member pivoted on said angular member to move about a horiyiontal axis arranged substantially at right angles to said short arm intermediate said vertical axis and said long arm, supporting rods each attached at one end to said last named member .to move vertically therewith and pivoted thereon to move laterally relatively thereto and relatively to each other, the opposite ends et said rods being "tree and unobstructed, and means "for retaining said rods in horizontal positions, substantially as specified. 1

2. `A hose-rack comprising a support, an angular member including a short arm and a long arm arranged sui'istantially at right angles to said short arm, said member being pivoted at the outer end ot said short arm to said support to move about a vertical axis, a member pivoted on said angular member to move about a horizontal anis arranged substantially at right to said short arm intermediate said vertical axis and said long arm, supporting rods each attached to said last named member to move vertically there with and pivoted thereon to move laterally relatively thereto and relatively to each other, said rods extending horiaontally across a horizontal line intersecting said vertical axis amL substantially at right angles to said short arm, the outer ends of said rods being tree and unobstructed, and means on the outer end ot said long arm and engaging said last named member to retain said rods in horizontal position, substantially as specified.

i3. A hosen-acl; comprising a rod supporting member, a plurality ol supporting roos each having a. pivot at one end thereof, and a member carried by and cooperating with said supporting member to retain said rods therein; said members jointly forming spaced bearings tor receiving said pivots to permit of said rods swinging laterally; and the opposing portions of said bearings serving as stops engageable with said rods to limit the swinging movement thereof, substantially as specified.

4t. A hose-rack comprising a rod supporting member, a plurality ot supporting rods each having a pivot at one end thereof, and

separate member having apertures therein receiving said rods, and removably interengaging said supporting member for retaining support to move about a vertical anis, a,

said rods thereon against removal; said meme s jo, y forming s iaced bearings tor rece said pivots to permit ot said rods swinging laterally, substantially as specified. it. hose-rack comprising a bracket, a supporting bar hingedly mounted on said bracket, a plurality ot independent supporting rods, means whereby said rods are pivotally connected to said bar, said means comprising a member associated with said bar and having portions spaced therefrom to term bearings, said bearings each having an opening therein, and said rods each having a stein portion and a pivot; said openings being adapted to receive said stein portions, substantially as speeiiied.

t3. n hose-rack comprnnng a bracket, a

supporting channel-bar pivotally mounted on said bracket, a plurality of independent supporting rods, a member pivotally connecting said rods to said bar, said member being disposed Within said channel-berend having portions sl aeed therefrom to torni bearings, and said rods each' having aqpivot operating in one oit said bearings, substantially as specified. s

'l'. A hoseracl comprising a bracket, a supporting channel-bar pivotally mounted on said bracket, a member disposed in said chan-neldiar und having portions spaced therefrom to 'torni bearings, a plurality of independent supporting rods each having a pivot operating in one ot said bearings, and said member having its ends dis-posed at an angle to the body thereof when in position in said channel bar to engage said bar and prevent relative movement thereof with respect to said bar, substantially specified.

8. A hose rack comprising a bracket, a supporting channel bar pivotally mounted on said bracket, a member disposed in said channel bar and having spaced portions eX tending therefrom to t'orm bearings, ends extending angularly from said member, a plurality et supporting rods each Vhaving a pivot operating in one ot' said bearings, a lurking member adapted to engage With one ol" the angular ends ot said member to hold said channel-bar and mally raised position, substantially asspecitied.

9. A hose-rack coniprising a bracket, an arm pivotally mounted thereon, a channel bar pivotally supported upon said arm, a retaining member disposed Within said channel bar having its ends bent angularly outwardly therefrom and engaging the ends et said channel bar, said retaining member having `a series of' vertical corrugations or loops provided with apertures, rods .each disposed in one et said apertures, a pivot for each et said rods located Within one of said bearings, and a locking member pivotally mounted upon said arm and adapted to engage with one ol the angular projecting ends associated parts in non of said retaining' member whereby to Support the saine and the rods thereon in normally Vraised position, substantially asspecitied;

l0. A hose rack comprising a bracket, an arm having off-set ends, andV one of said ends plvotally mounted jupon said bracket, bearimg-s in said oft-set ends', a channel bar, trun- -nions at the ends thereof supported in the bearings in said arm, a corrufmted'memberV disposed Within said channel bar having` its ends bent angular-ly outwardly'therefrom and engaginff the ends'otsaid channel bar, apertureskin said corrugations, rods extending "through said apertures, .pivots at theinner ends ot said rods located Within said corrugations, and Va pivoted locking' member adapted to engage with one ot the vprojecting' ends oil. said corrugated member, whereby to support the saine and the rods mounted thereon in normally raised position, substantially as specilied.` Y

ll. A hose-rack connorisiirgg` a'simpel-tings member, a member pivoted thereon to move about a horizontal axis, a plurality/.rit sup-- porting'rods, and a member. carried by and cooperating With-,sai d pivotedrmember to relftain sadrods thereon tor vertical movement therewith, said members jointly forn'iiaay bearingst'or said rods to permit the same to swing :laterally relatively toY said pivoted member, substantially as specified.

12". A hose-rack comprising a supporting` member, a member pivoted thereon to move about a horizontal axis, a plurality et supporting ro s, a member lassociated with said Y -pivoted member to rigidly retain said rods 4thereon against mmYeinent vertically relativelyfthereto,and bearings formed by said `inembersj-ointlyto `pei-init said rods to swing laterally relatively thereto, substantially as speclhed. Y

137A hose-rack conrprising,` a support, a Vmember pivoted thereonto move `about a horizontal axis, a separate retaining;member interengaged with said pivoted member, said 'yn'ieinbers havingspaced portions to forni bearings, ends extending :ingularly :from said last` named member, a plurality ot supportingrods retained betweenk said members in said bearings, and means adapted to engage one ot saidends of said last named member to hold said rods in raised position, substantially as specified. f

14. A rack comprising a channel member,

corrugatedV memb r 'disposed Within said channel member and forming .therewith .a plurality of spaced-bearings, said corrugated member having apertures therein at said bearings, a plurality oit supporting rodsr extending through said apertures, and `pivots at the/ inner ends thereof located betweenv said members in said bearings, suostantially as specilied. Y 15. Arach comprising' achannel member, plurality ot' supporting rods, amember secured Within said channel member by the vlarnge's thereof Yand serving to retain said rods in position between said 'inenibers against vertical movement relative thereto, said mein` yber having' spaced portions to provide bearings for said rods tolp-erniit the saine to swing laterally, substantially' as speciliefli lo.Y fr rack comprisinea channel member,

a member disposed in saidohannel member, said members havingv spaced portions ornr ing,l bearings, -and a plurality et supporting' rods retained between said members in said bearings, said named meinberliaving its ends disposed-at an angle to the body thereof to engage said channel member to be re-` tained therein, substantially asfspecitled.

' 17.A rack comprisingv a retain ing member, a Cooperating retainingv member having a plurality ot bends therein to form bearings between the saine and said irst namedniember, said bends having` apertures therein,V means associatedwith said members to retain the same vtogether in interloclzed relation, a plurality ot lsupporting rodsY extending' through said apertures,fand heads thereon .at the inner ends thereof Within said bear ings to hold the same againstvertieal movement Yrelative `to said members and to permit lateral movement thereof, substantially as specilied. 1 A

18. A rack Comprising a channel member, a plurality of separate supporting" rods, and a separate memberdisposedin saidA channel n'mmber tor retaining. said vrods therein against Vertical movement relative thereto, said separate member lnwingv ends angular-ly disposed at the ends `otsaidrhannel member to retain the saine therein. Y

Signed atV the city .ot New York, in the county and Statel of New York, this :2e-th day of August one thousand nine hundred and Vtwenty-two.

RAYMOND r. BRoWN. i

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